Shark Beneath the Reef

Informationen zum Autor Jean Craighead George  wrote over one hundred books for children and young adults. Her novel Julie of the Wolves won the Newbery Medal in 1973, and she received a 1960 Newbery Honor for My Side of the Mountain . Born into a family of famous naturalists, Jean spent her entire career writing books that celebrated the natural world. Klappentext Like his father and grandfather before him, 14-year-old Tomás Torres dreams of catching a great shark in the Sea of Cortez -- and he will catch it, although there are other things he should be thinking about. With an education, her could someday become a marine biologist. Tomás's family want him to stay in school. But Tomás knows he will be more help to them if he leaves school now to become a fisherman. Should he drop out? The choice is Tomás alone -- a difficult one for a boy just becoming a man. It is only underwater, in a confrontation with the fisherman's greatest prize and worst enemy, that Tomás finds the strength to make his decision. Zusammenfassung Like his father and grandfather before him! 14-year-old Tomás Torres dreams of catching a great shark in the Sea of Cortez -- and he will catch it! although there are other things he should be thinking about. With an education! her could someday become a marine biologist. Tomás's family want him to stay in school. But Tomás knows he will be more help to them if he leaves school now to become a fisherman. Should he drop out? The choice is Tomás alone -- a difficult one for a boy just becoming a man. It is only underwater! in a confrontation with the fisherman's greatest prize and worst enemy! that Tomás finds the strength to make his decision.

Product details

• Authors: Jean Craighead George
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.1991
• EAN: 9780064403085
• ISBN: 978-0-06-440308-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 194 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Mexico, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rural and farm life, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Fish and marine life, JUVENILE FICTION: Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Science & Nature / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Science & Nature / Environment, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Marine Life, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Fish, JUVENILE FICTION: Lifestyles / Country Life, JUVENILE FICTION: Places / Mexico